Kiln-car.



C. E. EVANS.

KILN CAR.

APPLICATION ULEB Amma, 19'13.

Patented Feb.' 9, 1915 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.

CHARLES E. EVANS, OF'WEED, CALIFORNIA.

,KILN-CAR.

ySpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

,.pplication led April 26, .1913. Serial No. 763,781.

wheels of the car being journaled to a lever l' fulcrunied to the bodyof the car, and' this lever engaging a member at the bottoni ot themovable stake, so that. the weight ot the material onthe body of the carwill serve to move the body down relatively to l the lever, therebymoving the movable stake relatively to the stake secured to the 'hody,for .pressing the, lumber against vanother stake.v

" Another object of the invention is to pivot the levei at one en d tothe body. with the 'other end engaging the movable stake.'and

'with the wheel journaled to the lever, in-

termediate of its ends, vso that the movable 4.Stake will bemoved,upwardly by the level' when the material on the body shrinks,thereby preventing unnecessary triotion, be-

tween the material and thil body. when the' material is pressed againsta stake at the other end of the body.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingcomplete specilic-.i tion, in which the preferred form ol' the inventionis disclosed.

In the drawiiigssimilar characters of roference indicatecorresponding.parts in all the views, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of n iy mil proved kiln car: showing the position o it theparts when the car is loaded: Fig. l is a side elevation of my kiln car.showing the position of the movable stake when it is forced upward andin the direction of the stake at the other end ofathe car: Fig. 3 is anend view of two kilncars showing one manner in which they may be used:Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional planview, showing the link which is used for connecting the stakes at theends of the car; and Fig. 6 is a tional plan View showingv how themovable stake is connected by the links with the stake at the end of thecar.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a body .i is provided,having two vangley i'neinbei's t3, which are spaced apart,

members 7 being disposed between the angle members G,- at the ends ofthe body 5. These members 7 haveI openings therethrough, which registerwithv the openings in the angle members (i, and in which are dislposedvbolts 8, by which means the members 7 are held to the angle members (3..At one lset of ends of the angle members .G vthere ai'e members S, whichare disposed. at thl inner sides of the angle members, and which laresecured thereto, a wheelf 9 vbeing disposed between the members .8 andrbeing joui-nailed thereto. Spaced fromthe,.other `ends of the anglemembers G, aiid'dis'posed therebetween, there are two levers 10, whichare fulcrnnied to theangle meinbersG, at 11,' the levers 1()extendinginv the direction of the end '12A of the' body 4, Disposedbetween these levers 10 and jonrnaled thereto` there is a supportingwheel' or *member 13,

these levers 10 serving to niovethe,stako or member 14, in a mannerwhich will hereafter' be described. 1n the nieiiibei's 7 there arechannels '15 and. 15, for receiving the stakes ror members 1G and 16a,these stakes or members 16 and 1G being constructed' of angle members,as will best b e seen by referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings. The stakeon member 1G is held in position relatively to' the boday 5 by means ofthe bolt 18, which ext-ends through-orifices in the sides of the member7, .between whichthelower end of the stake or meinberl -is disposed, thebolt 1S extending through an opening in the lower portion of the saidstake or member 16. The stake or .member 16a. is supported by means ofthe pin 17, which is disposed across `the channel 15, for engaging thebottoni of the stake ,or meniher 1G.' 'i i The stake or member 14 isconnected t the stake or member 16 by means of the links 19, which aredisposedasshown in Fig. 6 of other material 24, deposited on the bodyA5,

, extends from one pin 32 may be the drawings, and which are articulatedto the stakes or members 14 and 16. The links 19 are spaced from theflanges 20 and 21 of the stakes or members 16 and 14, so that the stakeor member 14 may be raised or lowered relatively to the stake or member16, and While in parallel position therewith. Collars 22 are mounted onthe bolts 23, which vconnect the links 19 with the stakes or members 14and 16, for holding the links 19 spaced from the flanges 20 and 21.

It will be seen that when the stake or member 14 is raised from theposition shown in Fig. V1 to the position shown in Fig. "2 ofthedrawings, the stake or member 14 will be moved in the direction of thestake or member 16, to press the lumber or against tlie stake or member16.

As a means ofraising the stake or member 14, I provide the bottom 14a ofthe stake or member 14, with projecting studs 25, which are engaged bythe ends 26 of the levers 10, so that when a weight is disposed on thebody 5, the weight will press thebody 5 down relatively to the levers 10and the wheel 13 for moving the stake or member 14' upward, relativelyto the stake or member 16.

AS a means of checking the downward movement ofthe body 5 relativelytothe levers 10, I provide afstop 27, which is secured to the anglemembers 6, and which of the angle members to -the other, this stop 27being provided 'for engaging the levers 10 and limiting the downwardmovement of the body 5 relatively thereto. t

As will best be seen by referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, there arenotches 28 in the levers 10, in which the stop 27 is seated, when thebody 5 is disposed relatively to the levers l0, in the position shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. rIbhere are also orifices 29 and 30, in thelevers 10, for registering with the orifices 31 in the angle members 6,so that a 4disposed through the orifices 31, and the orifices 29 and 3Q,for holding the levers 10, either in the position shown in Fig.j1 of thedrawings,.or in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The wheels 9- and 13 are adapted to travel 'on the tracks 33. As a meansof connecting the upp r ends of the stakes or members 14, 16 and 16, Iprovide the link 34, having the loop 35, in which the stake or member16a is normally disposed, the link 34 also having a larger loop 36, inwhich the stakes or memlbers 14 and 16 are normally disposed. This link34 strengthens the car, and, at the saine time, acts as a guide for themovable member or link 14. It will of course bc understood that thestakes 14 and 16, with the means for operating the stake 14 relativelyto the-stake 16, may be used on either or both 1. Ina kiln car, a body,a stake secured A to the body, tively to the first stake, linksconnecting the stakes, a lever fulcrumed to the body and engaging thesecond stake, for moving the latter, and a supporting member journaledto the lever. .v

2. In 'a kiln car, a body, a stake secured to the body, a second stakemovable relatively to the first stake, links connecting the stakes,I alever :fulcrumed at one end to the body, with the other 'end 'of thelever engaging the 'second-mentioned stake,for raising the latter, and asupporting member on the lever intermediate of its ends.

3. In a kiln car, a body havingan end, a stake, means for guiding thestake vertii cally away from the end of the body`,`a lever ulcrumed tothe body engaging the sta-ke for moving the latter relatively to thebody, and a supporting member on the lever.

4. In a kiln car, a body havingan end, a stake, means for guiding thestake vertically a second stake movable rela-- away from the end ofthe'body,. a lever fuli other end of the lever engaging the stake,

.for moving it relatively to the body, and a supporting member on thelever, intermediate of its ends.

5. In a kiln car a body having a member, a lever pivoted to the body,and having a. member normally resting on asupportingv surface, a thirdmember on the body movable relatively to the first member under theinfluence of the lever and means for directing the movement of the thirdmember.

6. In a kiln car, a body having a member, a second member, means for.guiding the second member in thel'direction of the first member andsubstantially parallel, therewith, a third member movable relatively tothe body and normally resting on a support, and means coperating withthe first means and operable by the third member for moving the secondin the direction of the first member.

7. In a kiln car, a member for resting on a support, a body adapted tomove down relatively to the member, a member on the body, another memberon the body movable in the direction of the second member, and means bywhich the first member is adapted for moving the` third member.

8. In a kiln carttwo stakes spaced apart, another stake disposedadjacent one of 'the first mentioned stakes, pivoted links connectingthe said other stake with one ofthe -first mentioned stakes, and meansoperable inname under the influence et a weight between the first stakesfor moving the said other stake reiatiieiy to the first stakes.

9. a kiln car, a frame having two stakes, a support for movingrelatively to the `trame, links pivoted to one of the stakesandfextending in the general direction of the other stake, and a stakeresting on the supsort and connected with the links for the purposespecified.

10. In a kiln car, a frame having two takes, a lever pivoted to theframe and eX- tending downward, another stake resting on the lever andlinks connecting one of the. first mentioned stakes with the third stakefor the purpose specified.

11. In a kiln car, a frame having two stakes, a member movablerelatively to the frame and operable by engagement with a support, linkspivoted to' one ofthe stakes and extending in the general direction ofthe other stake, and means engaged by the -links and the member for thepurpose speci 12. In a kiln car, a framehaving a stake,

:a member for moving relatively to the frame moving one of the stakesrelatively to the other stake under the infuence of a weight over thebody of the frame.

14. In a kiln car, a frame having two stakes spaced apart, another stakedisposed adjacent one of the first mentioned stakes, a link pivoted toone of the first mentioned stakes of the frame and normally extendingobliquely, means on the link for engaging the third mentioned stake, andmeans for moving the third mentioned stake relatively to the frame underthe influence of a weight over the frame.

15. In a kiln car, two stakes spaced apart, another stake movablevertically relatively to the said two stakes, pivoted links connectingthe said other stake with one of the first mentioned stakes, and meansoperable under the influence of a weight between the first stakes formoving the said other stake relatively to the first stakes.

16. In a kiln car, a frame having two stakes, a member movablerelatively to the frame, links pivoted to one of the stakes and'extending in the general direction of the other stake, and meansengaging the member and the links for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of' two'subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES la. EVANS.

Witnesses:

JAMES G. Co'ronn'r'r,

R. A. CLOTHIER.

